Halden
8th August 2007, 08:07 AM
Harold Morowitz’s the Emergence of everything is an interesting treatise on Emergence theory but tilted by his continual search for the Abrahamic god. Morowitz steps us through 28 major leaps of emerging complexity in the universe, he explains the creation of elements, stars, planets and ultimately sentient life unfortunately he ends every chapter (and indeed almost every thought) with how this proves or strengthens our understanding of god.
Morowitz’s basic arguments and structures are strong and the book could be an excellent introduction to emergence were it not so mired in his monotheistic mission. He describe’s emergence as:Emergence is then the opposite of reduction. The latter tries to move from the whole to the parts. It has been enormously successful. The former tries to generate the properties of the whole from an understanding of the parts. Both approaches can be mutually self-consistent.
Harold Morowitz, The Emergence of Everything
This concise definition is indicative of his clear and succinct style but cannot make up for the other flaws of this book.
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Morowitz’s basic arguments and structures are strong and the book could be an excellent introduction to emergence were it not so mired in his monotheistic mission. He describe’s emergence as:Emergence is then the opposite of reduction. The latter tries to move from the whole to the parts. It has been enormously successful. The former tries to generate the properties of the whole from an understanding of the parts. Both approaches can be mutually self-consistent.
Harold Morowitz, The Emergence of Everything
This concise definition is indicative of his clear and succinct style but cannot make up for the other flaws of this book.
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